Exam 3 Review

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
Compute the determinant of the matrix by cofactor expansion or row reduction methods.
7 8 8
1) 2 9 2 1)
9 8 9
A) 1,743 B) -353 C) 65 D) -65

2 1 -3 1
2) 0 5 -1 6 2)
-4 3 5 4
-2 5 1 3

A) 60 B) 0 C) 1 D) -1

Solve the problem.

3) Determine which of the following sets is a subspace of Pn for an appropriate value of n. 3)
A: All polynomials of the form p(t) = a + bt2, where a and b are in ℛ
B: All polynomials of degree exactly 4, with real coefficients
C: All polynomials of degree at most 4, with positive coefficients
A) A only B) C only C) B only D) A and B

4) Determine which of the following sets is a vector space. 4)

V is the line y = x in the xy-plane: V = x : y=x
y
W is the union of the first and second quadrants in the xy-plane: W = x :y ≥0
y
U is the line y = x + 1 in the xy-plane: U = x : y=x+1
y
A) U and V B) U only C) W only D) V only

5) Let H be the set of all polynomials having degree at most 4 and rational coefficients. Determine 5)
whether H is a vector space. If it is not a vector space, determine which of the following
properties it fails to satisfy.
A: Contains zero vector
B: Closed under vector addition
C: Closed under multiplication by scalars
A) H is not a vector space; does not contain zero vector
B) H is not a vector space; not closed under multiplication by scalars
C) H is a vector space.
D) H is not a vector space; not closed under vector addition
 6) Let H be the set of all points of the form (s, s-1). Determine whether H is a vector space. If it is 6)
not a vector space, determine which of the following properties it fails to satisfy.
A: Contains zero vector
B: Closed under vector addition
C: Closed under multiplication by scalars
A) H is not a vector space; not closed under vector addition
B) H is not a vector space; does not contain zero vector
C) H is not a vector space; fails to satisfy all three properties
D) H is a vector space.

If the set W is a vector space, find a set S of vectors that spans it. Otherwise, state that W is not a vector space.
a + 6b
7) W is the set of all vectors of the form 5b , where a and b are arbitrary real numbers. 7)
6a - b
-a
A) B)
1 6 0 1 6
0 , 0 , 5 0 , 5
6 -1 0 6 -1
0 0 -1 -1 0
C) Not a vector space D)
1 6
5 , 0
6 -1
-1 0

a - 2b
8) W is the set of all vectors of the form 5 , where a and b are arbitrary real numbers. 8)
3a + b
-a - b
A) B)
1 -2 1 -2 0
5 , 0 0 , 0 , 5
3 1 3 1 0
-1 -1 -1 -1 0
C) Not a vector space D)
1 -2
0 , 5
3 1
-1 -1

For the given matrix A, find k such that Nul A is a subspace of ℛk and find m such that Col A is a subspace of ℛm.
1 -2
0 6
9) A = -4 5 9)
-1 -3
-3 3

A) k = 5, m = 2 B) k = 5, m = 5 C) k = 2, m = 5 D) k = 2, m = 2
Determine which of the sets of vectors is linearly independent.
10) A: The set sin t , tan t in C[0, 1] 10)

B: The set sin t cos t , cos 2t in C[0, 1]

C: The set cos2 t , 1 + cos 2t in C[0, 1]

A) A and B B) C only C) A only D) B only E) A and C

Determine whether {v 1, v 2, v 3} is a basis for ℛ3.

-2 1 4
11) v 1 = 4 , v2 = 0 , v3 = -4 11)
-6 -2 2
A) No B) Yes

Find a basis for the column space of the matrix.

12) Find a basis for Col B where 12)

1 1 0 -4 0 0
0 0 1 -1 0 0
B= 0 0 0 0 1 0 .
0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0
A) B)
1 1 0 -4 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 , 1 , 0 , 0
0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 0 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0
C) D)
1 0 0 0 1 0 0
0 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 , 0 , 1 , 0 0 , 1 , 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Find the vector x determined by the given coordinate vector [x] B and the given basis B.
1 -3 2 2
13) B = -3 , 8 , -2 , [x]B = 4 13)
2 -4 -5 -1
A) B) C) D)
-12 -10 -4 0
28 28 6 12
-7 3 5 7
Find the coordinate vector [x] B of the vector x relative to the given basis B.
2 1 -8
14) b1 = 3 , b2 = -5 , x = 1 , and B = b1, b2 14)
-3 -1 11
A) B) C) D)
-15 -3 -3 -24
-29 -2 -3 -2
23 -44

Use coordinate vectors to determine whether the given polynomials are linearly dependent in P2. Let B be the

standard basis of the space P2 of polynomials, that is, let B = 1, t, t2 .

15) 1 + 2t, 3 + 6t2, 1 + 3t + 4t2 15)

A) Linearly independent B) Linearly dependent

Solve the problem.

a + 3b + 2d
16) Let H = c+d : a, b, c, d in ℛ 16)
-3a - 9b + 4c - 2d
-c - d

Find the dimension of the subspace H.

A) dim H = 2 B) dim H = 1 C) dim H = 3 D) dim H = 4

17) Determine which of the following statements is false. 17)

A: The dimension of the vector space P6 of polynomials is 7.

B: Any line in ℛ3 is a one-dimensional subspace of ℛ3.

C: If a vector space V has a basis B = b 1, ......, b 4 , then any set in V containing 5 vectors must
be linearly dependent.
A) B B) C C) A D) A and B

18) Determine which of the following statements is true. 18)

A: If V is a 7-dimensional vector space, then any set of exactly 7 elements in V is automatically
a basis for V.
B: If there exists a set v 1, ......, v 4 that spans V, then dim V = 4.
C: If H is a subspace of a finite-dimensional vector space V, then dim H ≤ dim V.
A) A and C B) C C) A D) B
Find the new coordinate vector for the vector x after performing the specified change of basis.
19) Consider two bases B = b1, b2, b3 and C = c1, c2, c3 for a vector space V such that 19)
b1 = c1 + 4c3, b2 = c1 + 6c2 - c3, and b3 = 5c1 - c2. Suppose x = b1 + 3b2 + b3. That is,
1
suppose [x]B = 3 . Find [x]C .
1
A) B) C) D)
9 9 5 9
17 21 18 17
7 -3 2 1

Find the specified change-of-coordinates matrix.

20) Consider two bases B = b1, b2 and C = c1, c2 for a vector space V such that 20)
b1 = c1 - 6c2 and b2 = 4c1 - 3c2. Find the change-of-coordinates matrix from B to C.
A) B) C) D)
1 4 1 4 0 4 1 -6
-6 -3 6 3 -6 -3 4 -3

Assume that the matrix A is row equivalent to B. Find a basis for the row space of the matrix A.
1 3 -4 0 1 1 3 -4 0 1
21) A = 2 4 -5 -4 2 , B = 0 -2 3 -4 0 21)
1 -5 0 -3 2 0 0 -8 13 1
-3 -1 8 3 -4 0 0 0 0 0

A) {(1, 3, -4, 0, 1), (0, -2, 3, -4, 0), (0, 0, -8, 13, 1)}
B) {(1, 3, -4, 0, 1), (2, 4, -5, -4), 2, (1, -5, 0, -3, 2), (-3, -1, 8, 3, -4)}
C) {(1, 0, 0, 0), (3, -2, 0, 0), (-4, 3, -8, 0)}
D) {(1, 3, -4, 0, 1), (0, -2, 3, -4, 0), (0, 0, -8, 13, 1), (0, 0, 0, 0, 0)}

Solve the problem.

22) If the null space of a 7 × 6 matrix is 5-dimensional, find Rank A, Dim Row A, and Dim Col A. 22)
A) Rank A = 1, Dim Row A = 1, Dim Col A = 1
B) Rank A = 1, Dim Row A = 1, Dim Col A = 5
C) Rank A = 1, Dim Row A = 5, Dim Col A = 5
D) Rank A = 2, Dim Row A = 2, Dim Col A = 2

23) If A is a 5 × 9 matrix, what is the smallest possible dimension of Nul A? 23)

A) 9 B) 0 C) 4 D) 5
Answer Key
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1) D
2) B
3) A
4) D
5) B
6) C
7) B
8) C
9) C
10) A
11) A
12) C
13) A
14) B
15) A
16) A
17) A
18) B
19) D
20) A
21) A
22) A
23) C